This family-oriented show features vintage modernity, with a century-old guitar pumped up with electricity, an overhead projector revived from a dusty school closet, and an ancient voice—the one that has been telling us stories since childhood.

Amphithéâtre - Cité de la musique

This family-oriented show features vintage modernity, with a century-old guitar pumped up with electricity, an overhead projector revived from a dusty school closet, and an ancient voice—the one that has been telling us stories since childhood.

France’s wildest retro-futuristic orchestra celebrates its twentieth anniversary in public service by inviting in two free electrons from contemporary jazz. An unprecedented intermingling that is bound to be explosive.

Salle des concerts - Cité de la musique

France’s wildest retro-futuristic orchestra celebrates its twentieth anniversary in public service by inviting in two free electrons from contemporary jazz. An unprecedented intermingling that is bound to be explosive.

The trio (not a quintet!) created by drummer Sylvain Darrifourcq with two other members of France’s new improvisational scene, cellist Valentin Ceccaldi and pianist Xavier Camarasa, explores the heritage of jazz in the experimentations of today,...

La Dynamo de Banlieues Bleues

The trio (not a quintet!) created by drummer Sylvain Darrifourcq with two other members of France’s new improvisational scene, cellist Valentin Ceccaldi and pianist Xavier Camarasa, explores the heritage of jazz in the experimentations of today,...

With a gentle approach in an all-blue ambiance, two exceptional musicians invite their audience of tots to explore the world of jazz through a mini-show built around several motifs from Miles Davis’s legendary Kind of Blue album.

Little Villette

With a gentle approach in an all-blue ambiance, two exceptional musicians invite their audience of tots to explore the world of jazz through a mini-show built around several motifs from Miles Davis’s legendary Kind of Blue album.

The latest vision of the leader of Snarky Puppy, this dream team is led by the voice of Guadeloupe’s Malika Tirolien. On this occasion, Michael League frees his bass and jazz fusion to concoct a Caribbean maelstrom with his … baritone...

Cabaret Sauvage

The latest vision of the leader of Snarky Puppy, this dream team is led by the voice of Guadeloupe’s Malika Tirolien. On this occasion, Michael League frees his bass and jazz fusion to concoct a Caribbean maelstrom with his … baritone...

Gustavo Dudamel conducts symphonies by Schubert and Mahler that are both equally luminous, gracious, and exquisitely simple. Despite being a century apart, the two Austrian geniuses have never seemed closer.

Grande salle Pierre Boulez - Philharmonie

Gustavo Dudamel conducts symphonies by Schubert and Mahler that are both equally luminous, gracious, and exquisitely simple. Despite being a century apart, the two Austrian geniuses have never seemed closer.

A pillar of European jazz since the start of the 1960s, Henri Texier has accompanied the greatest American jazz musicians. Not only the most emblematic of French bassists, but also a prolific composer, he keeps a sharp eye on today’s Parisian scene.

Salle des concerts - Cité de la musique

A pillar of European jazz since the start of the 1960s, Henri Texier has accompanied the greatest American jazz musicians. Not only the most emblematic of French bassists, but also a prolific composer, he keeps a sharp eye on today’s Parisian scene.

The exuberant electronic ambiance created by this quartet—conceived by saxophonist Daniel Erdmann and completed by the talented Théo Ceccaldi and Jim Hart and magician of rhythms Cyril Atef—transports us into a trance-like ballet of...

Atelier du Plateau

The exuberant electronic ambiance created by this quartet—conceived by saxophonist Daniel Erdmann and completed by the talented Théo Ceccaldi and Jim Hart and magician of rhythms Cyril Atef—transports us into a trance-like ballet of...

Navigating hip-hop, soul and jazz repertoires, singer José James with his signature Yankees cap was discovered in the late 2000s by keen ears at the New York crossover scene convened by Robert Glasper. He pays tribute to soul legend Bill Withers...

Grande Halle de La Villette

Navigating hip-hop, soul and jazz repertoires, singer José James with his signature Yankees cap was discovered in the late 2000s by keen ears at the New York crossover scene convened by Robert Glasper. He pays tribute to soul legend Bill Withers...

The elegant music of Josquin des Prés; a radiant work from Lili Boulanger (a rare musical talent taken from us far too early); the colossal proportions of Bruckner’s Symphony No. 5… in sum, a programme rich with musical grandeur.

Grande salle Pierre Boulez - Philharmonie

The elegant music of Josquin des Prés; a radiant work from Lili Boulanger (a rare musical talent taken from us far too early); the colossal proportions of Bruckner’s Symphony No. 5… in sum, a programme rich with musical grandeur.

The elegant music of Josquin des Prés; a radiant work from Lili Boulanger (a rare musical talent taken from us far too early); the colossal proportions of Bruckner’s Symphony No. 5… in sum, a programme rich with musical grandeur.

Grande salle Pierre Boulez - Philharmonie

The elegant music of Josquin des Prés; a radiant work from Lili Boulanger (a rare musical talent taken from us far too early); the colossal proportions of Bruckner’s Symphony No. 5… in sum, a programme rich with musical grandeur.

Founded in 1954, the Boston Camerata is a leading ensemble of the early music scene. With Liberty Tree, they bring the soul of the American founding generation back to life through hymns, polyphonic songs, and ballads.

Le Studio - Philharmonie

Founded in 1954, the Boston Camerata is a leading ensemble of the early music scene. With Liberty Tree, they bring the soul of the American founding generation back to life through hymns, polyphonic songs, and ballads.

An elegant and delicate author-composer-performer, Albin de la Simone ends the tour celebrating his latest album, L’Un de nous (One of us), with this concert bringing together a wide variety of guests.

Salle des concerts - Cité de la musique

An elegant and delicate author-composer-performer, Albin de la Simone ends the tour celebrating his latest album, L’Un de nous (One of us), with this concert bringing together a wide variety of guests.

An elegant and delicate author-composer-performer, Albin de la Simone ends the tour celebrating his latest album, L’Un de nous (One of us), with this concert bringing together a wide variety of guests.

Salle des concerts - Cité de la musique

An elegant and delicate author-composer-performer, Albin de la Simone ends the tour celebrating his latest album, L’Un de nous (One of us), with this concert bringing together a wide variety of guests.

A doubly joyful concert made particularly special by the presence of Martha Argerich, who expertly brings out the incandescent lyricism of her favourite concerto. A handful of festive American works add layers of vibrancy and colour to the program.

Grande salle Pierre Boulez - Philharmonie

A doubly joyful concert made particularly special by the presence of Martha Argerich, who expertly brings out the incandescent lyricism of her favourite concerto. A handful of festive American works add layers of vibrancy and colour to the program.

Let’s all listen to a song! French nursery rhymes and popular songs A special invitation for little ears! Discover some of the greatest French nursery rhymes and popular songs through a tale created especially for the occasion.

Le Studio - Philharmonie

Let’s all listen to a song! French nursery rhymes and popular songs A special invitation for little ears! Discover some of the greatest French nursery rhymes and popular songs through a tale created especially for the occasion.

Charles Ives’ existential enigma is followed by three works rich with emotion: Bartók’s feverish Concerto for Violin No. 2, performed by Renaud Capuçon; the tragic passion of Berlioz’s La Mort de Cléopâtre ...

Grande salle Pierre Boulez - Philharmonie

Charles Ives’ existential enigma is followed by three works rich with emotion: Bartók’s feverish Concerto for Violin No. 2, performed by Renaud Capuçon; the tragic passion of Berlioz’s La Mort de Cléopâtre ...

Charles Ives’ existential enigma is followed by three works rich with emotion: Bartók’s feverish Concerto for Violin No. 2, performed by Renaud Capuçon; the tragic passion of Berlioz’s La Mort de Cléopâtre ...

Grande salle Pierre Boulez - Philharmonie

Charles Ives’ existential enigma is followed by three works rich with emotion: Bartók’s feverish Concerto for Violin No. 2, performed by Renaud Capuçon; the tragic passion of Berlioz’s La Mort de Cléopâtre ...

Emöke Baráth, Philippe Jaroussky, and the Baroque Ensemble Artaserse’s interests collide in this programme dedicated to one of the most important opera composers of the eighteenth century : Georg Friedrich Haendel.

Grande salle Pierre Boulez - Philharmonie

Emöke Baráth, Philippe Jaroussky, and the Baroque Ensemble Artaserse’s interests collide in this programme dedicated to one of the most important opera composers of the eighteenth century : Georg Friedrich Haendel.

The final part of The Ring of the Nibelung cycle, The Twilight of the Gods reveals the drama’s grand finale. Valery Gergiev and the Orchestra of the Mariinsky Theatre conclude Richard Wagner’s epic work.

Grande salle Pierre Boulez - Philharmonie

The final part of The Ring of the Nibelung cycle, The Twilight of the Gods reveals the drama’s grand finale. Valery Gergiev and the Orchestra of the Mariinsky Theatre conclude Richard Wagner’s epic work.

Eleven years after the success of his first concerto, Jörg Widmann gives us a new and surprising work for violin. After, the idyllic landscapes and elements of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 6 “The Pastoral”.

Grande salle Pierre Boulez - Philharmonie

Eleven years after the success of his first concerto, Jörg Widmann gives us a new and surprising work for violin. After, the idyllic landscapes and elements of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 6 “The Pastoral”.